Chapter 388 - 190: Divine Abilities

He could still fend off a single Iron Wolf Eagle.

But if four of them dove down, he wouldn’t be able to withstand them, even if he had awakened Divine Abilities.

So he could only weave through the woods, wondering, ’Should I risk it?’

WHOOSH!

Just then, a figure dashed into the woods.

It was the man with the black mole, who had circled around to cut him off.

’Trying to ambush me?’

Chu Lingguang spotted him instantly.

SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH!

From a distance, seeing the man charge straight at him, he quickly drew his bow, nocked his arrows, and unleashed his Four-star Linked Pearl Arrow Technique, aiming for the man’s vitals.

The man with the black mole looked startled.

Even among the Turkic, Continuous Pearls was considered an extremely advanced form of Archery. Moreover, the arrows Chu Lingguang shot were swift and fierce, a clear sign that his own power was not weak.

He swiftly released his Qi Phase Scale Armor, and a Qi Wave Gang Shield erupted around him. He unsheathed both of his Curved Sabers at the same time and slashed forward four times.

CLANG!

The man with the black mole blocked all four arrows.

Chu Lingguang’s heart pounded. This man before him was at the fifth level of the Dharma Aspect and had reached Qi Sea Perfection. However, he hadn’t awakened the power of a Divine Image and only possessed True Dragon Power.

But even so, with his Qi Sea Perfection cultivation, fifth-level Dharma Aspect, and True Dragon Power, he had still managed to block his arrows.

However, they were over two hundred meters apart.

By the time the arrows reached their target, their power had diminished, and the man had more time to react.

So Chu Lingguang waited for him to get closer.

When he was within a hundred meters,

Chu Lingguang once again fired four arrows in succession.

CLANG!

PFFT!

The fourth arrow shot through the gap between his twin sabers, pierced his Qi Wave Gang Shield, and even penetrated his Qi Phase Scale Armor. Unfortunately, it failed to pierce his flesh.

"Yah!"

Chu Lingguang turned and fled.

’If my Four-Star Linked Pearl Arrow Technique can’t even pierce his skin from a hundred meters, closing the distance to fifty meters won’t do much damage either.’

’Not unless I’m within ten meters.’

’But I’d probably never get the chance to fire all four arrows.’

Meanwhile, the Iron Wolf Eagles above were a distraction, already gathering power for an attack. If he didn’t leave now, the eagles would dive, his opponent would break through his archery and charge him, and he would have no escape.

Chu Lingguang didn’t think he could handle an expert at the Qi Sea Perfection realm.

"Leave the Spiritual Monkey, and I’ll spare your life,"

the man with the black mole shouted as he gave chase.

SWISH SWISH SWISH SWISH!

Chu Lingguang turned and fired four arrows, not at the man with the black mole, but at the warhorse he was riding.

He might not be able to harm the man, but killing a warhorse was easy for Chu Lingguang.

The man with the black mole leaped from his horse’s back, bursting forward with incredible speed as he continued to charge straight for Chu Lingguang.

Chu Lingguang felt as if he were seeing the Little Prince charging at him again.

With the incessant screeching of the Iron Wolf Eagles overhead, he had no desire to fight the man. But if he rushed out of the woods, the four Iron Wolf Eagles would interfere, and he probably wouldn’t be able to withstand more than a few of the man’s moves before being killed on the spot.

"A cave... There!"

Suddenly, he spotted a cave at the foot of the mountain, just ten meters outside the forest.

He spurred his Little Red Horse and charged toward it at top speed.

The man with the black mole had a bad feeling.

’Chu Lingguang’s technique is the Four-Star Linked Pearls. If he hides in that cave and I charge in, I’ll have to face his arrows. At such close range, my defenses and reactions won’t be enough. If even one arrow gets through, the fight will be lost in an instant. I’ll be dead or crippled.’

He couldn’t let Chu Lingguang get into that cave.

He blew a whistle, ordering the Iron Wolf Eagles to dive.

But it all happened in an instant.

By the time the Iron Wolf Eagles dove, Chu Lingguang had already dashed out of the woods on his Little Red Horse. A distance of ten meters, even if Little Red couldn’t match the Turkic Warhorses, was covered in the blink of an eye.

The Iron Wolf Eagle’s talons slammed into the ground, grasping only air.

Chu Lingguang and Little Red ducked into the cave, and he immediately fired four arrows in quick succession toward the entrance.

CLANG!

PFFT!

The man with the black mole blocked the first three arrows.

The fourth arrow was fired from too close; its tip nearly pierced his flesh. The impact sent him flying backward, and he hastily scrambled to the side of the cave, not daring to face the entrance directly.

Inside the cave, Chu Lingguang stood with his bow drawn, an arrow nocked and ready. He spread his Spiritual Sense throughout the cave to check for any Demon Beasts behind him.

Instead, he smelled the stench of rotting flesh.

Little Red Horse’s hoof kicked something metallic.

Chu Lingguang looked down.

His eyes weren’t the Eyes of Golden Flame, but the darkness before him was as clear as day. He saw a dark figure lying in the cave.

Beside the figure lay a Broken Blade and a Great Bow.

The dark figure was a complete suit of armor, and a skeleton was faintly visible within it. Chu Lingguang recognized the armor. He was astonished—the owner of this corpse was actually a member of the Black Armored Army, and the armor’s rank was similar to Pan Tonghui’s.

It was a Deputy General of the Black Armored Army.

’Was he attacked by a Demon Beast, hidden here while injured, and died from his wounds? Or was it something else?’

’This bow?’

Just then, Chu Lingguang’s attention was captured by the bow on the ground. The two words on it made his eyes light up: Barbaric Bow. It was a Great Bow specially issued only to officers of the Black Armored Army.

(Apologies for the slow updates over the past three days; things kept coming up. As a token of my sincerity, I’ve written 16,000 words today. I will make up for the words I owe, one by one.)